Kickers converted 99.3% of PAT attempts last season; owners respond by moving the snap back

As NFL owners gather in San Francisco on Tuesday for their quarterly meeting, there is one issue that they agree on: The extra point is a total bore.

A combination of really good kickers, indoor (or retractable-roof) stadiums and modern turf fields that provide an ideal launchpad have rendered the point-after-touchdown all but automatic. Kickers converted 99.3% of PAT attempts last season, down from 99.6% in 2013, which was the...